Name: San Luis Reservoir water-level time series
Creator: Lakebrief

Question 1

What is the current water level at San Luis Reservoir?

Accepted Answer

San Luis Reservoir's current water level is shown at the top of this page, sourced from the cdec feed scraped on a regular cron and updated continuously. The 7-day trend, full-pool comparison, and a multi-year history chart are all on this page.

Question 2

What is the full pool elevation for San Luis Reservoir?

Accepted Answer

San Luis Reservoir has a full pool elevation of 544 ft (NGVD29). Surface area at full pool is 12,700 acres.

Question 3

How is San Luis Reservoir's water level measured?

Accepted Answer

Water-surface elevation for San Luis Reservoir is measured by the cdec feed scraped on a regular cron. Lakebrief polls the upstream feed continuously and renders the latest reading, recent trend, and multi-year context.

Question 4

What is the historical low water level for San Luis Reservoir?

Accepted Answer

The lowest recorded modern elevation for San Luis Reservoir is approximately 350 ft. The low-water advisory threshold for the dashboard is 510 ft.

San Luis Reservoir water level